Natalie Edwards

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• Soundbite: Black Keys

  April 8, 2008 at 12:39 a.m.

  Black Keys’ fifth album would have fit squarely into the band’s discography – each release an example of the Ohio natives’ signature minimalist take on garage delta blues – had Danger Mouse never approached guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney to write songs for an Ike Turner album.

• Soundbite: “Heretic Pride”

  March 4, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.

  The singer-songwriter behind the Mountain Goats, John Darnielle, makes albums that range from collections of fiery and witty solo acoustic ballads to more layered, acoustic odes to string instruments.

• Soundbite: Vampire Weekend

  Feb. 5, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.

  To think: Vampire Weekend’s first album only came out Jan. 29, after something like six months of riding the biggest waves of the hype machine based on only a handful of songs.

• Not your everyday song

  Oct. 8, 2007 at 12:37 a.m.

  When José González was working on the songs that would comprise his first album, he found himself falling asleep over his nylon-stringed guitar.

• Culinary Connoisseur: Campagnola

  Aug. 20, 2007 at 1 a.m.

  Westwood is filled with hidden culinary treats, and Campagnola is one of them.

• Trio infuses music with energy

  Aug. 6, 2007 at 12:04 a.m.

  The Avett Brothers aren’t afraid of singing about love and they aren’t afraid of using banjos to do it. Their 2007 album “Emotionalism” has the band nominated for two Country Music Television awards, debuting on national TV on Conan O’Brien, and making No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers Album chart.

• Bruin Books: "After Dark"

  Aug. 6, 2007 at 12:02 a.m.

  Since his novel “Norwegian Wood,” Haruki Murakami’s novels and short stories have been written for the youthful at heart. His brand of magical realism follows loner-like protagonists on archetypal journeys of self-discovery through modern dive bars, Beatles songs, talking cats and seedy hotels.

• Meter system may offer solution

  July 30, 2007 at 1:23 a.m.

  When engineers and urban planners hear about the plight of parking in the North Village, their response is nearly unanimous: nervous laughter. “There’s no good solution. Nobody’s going to tear down a building and build a parking structure.

• Community provides outlet, shelter for creativity

  May 25, 2007 at 12:13 a.m.

  In 1971, fledgling St. Elmo Village hosted its first Festival of the Art of Creative Survival.

• Student organ trio prepares for chance to perform at Jazz Bakery

  May 22, 2007 at 12:37 a.m.

  Through the flimsy walls of the Schoenberg Music Building, jazz can be heard. In one classroom, three third-year ethnomusicology students are reworking a song.